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Hello all, With term time starting up again, I just wanted to remind you of recent new editions of our two best-selling methods titles. Both are available as inspection copies, and to browse on Google preview. Any questions, please do drop me a note. Thanks for your time. Statistical Methods for Geography <http://www.uk.sagepub.com/booksProdDesc.nav?prodId=Book233304&> A Student's Guide - 3rd Edition Peter A. Rogerson Table of contents: 1. Introduction to Statistical Methods for Geography 2. Descriptive Statistics 3. Probability and Discrete Probability Distributions 4. Continuous Probability Distributions and Probability Models 5. Inferential Statistics: Confidence Intervals, Hypothesis Testing and Sampling 6. Analysis of Variance 7. Correlation 8. Introduction to Regression Analysis 9. More on Regression 10. Spatial Patterns 11. Some Spatial Aspects of Regression Analysis 12. Data Reduction: Factor Analysis and Cluster Analysis Epilogue Appendix A: Statistical Tables A.1 Random Digits A.2 Normal Distribution A.3 Student's t-Distribution A.4 Cumulative distribution of Student's t-Distribution A.5 F-Distribution A.6 X2 Distribution Appendix B: Mathematical Conventions and Notation B.1 Mathematical Conventions B.2 Mathematical Notation Appendix C: Review and Extension of Some Probability Theory C.1 Expected values C.2 Variance of a random variable C.3 Covariance of random variables Key Methods in Geography <http://www.uk.sagepub.com/booksProdDesc.nav?prodId=Book230792&> 2nd Edition Nicholas Clifford, Shaun French & Gill Valentine Table of contents: PART ONE: GETTING STARTED IN GEOGRAPHICAL RESEARCH 1. Getting Started in Geographical Research: How This Book Can Help 2. How to Conduct a Literature Search 3. Ethical Practice in Geographical Research 4. Health and Safety in the Field PART TWO: GENERATING AND WORKING WITH DATA IN HUMAN GEOGRAPHY 5. Making Use of Secondary Data 6. Conducting Questionnaire Surveys 7. Finding Historical Sources 8. Semi-structured Interviews and Focus Groups 9. Participant Observation 10. Geography and the Interpretation of Visual Imagery 11. Participatory Research Methods 12. Working in Different Cultures 13. Internet Mediated Research 14. Diaries as a Research Method PART THREE: GENERATING AND WORKING WITH DATA IN PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY 15. Getting Information About the Past: Palaeo and Historical Data Sources of Climate 16. Making Observations and Measurements in the Field 17. Sampling in Geography 18. Analysing a Natural System 19. Numerical Modelling in Physical Geography: Understanding Explanation and Prediction in Physical Geography 20. Using Remotely Sensed Imagery PART FOUR: REPRESENTING AND INTERPRETING GEOGRAPHICAL DATA 21. Data Handling and Representation 22. Mapping and Graphicacy 23. Using Statistics to Describe and Explore Data 24. An Introduction to Geostatistics 25. Using Geographical Information Systems 26. Statistical Analysis Using PASW (formerly SPSS) 27. Coding Transcripts and Diaries 28. Computer Assisted Qualitative Data Analysis 29. Analysing Historical and Archival Sources 30. Analysing Cultural Texts 31. Writing Essays, Reports and Dissertations 32. Understanding Assessment Glossary Michael Ainsley Books Marketing SAGE 1 Oliver's Yard 55 City Road London EC1Y 1SP 020 7324 8592 Learn more about SAGE Research Methods Online (SRMO) - the essential tool for researchers http://www.sagepub.com/srmo